The thing called College

Does this whole application process ever stop?
The schools, their scholarships, just going on and on and on.
Making sure everything about you appears to the best advantage.
who has time for life anymore?


Does this whole application process ever stop?

Honestly, with SAT scores and recommendation letters,
Class Ranks, Senior Courses and 'personal statements',
who has time for life anymore?

Does this whole application process ever stop?
More things to worry about, to write, to plan,
listening to admissions directors, reading emails, paper trails,
who has time for life anymore?

When this is all over, will I miss it?
When this all ends, will it be abrupt?
When December comes, will I be surprised?
When I move on - this will be a dream, and I won't be so stressed.

This thing called College - I can't say I've experienced it yet.
This thing called College - a fog of new experiences and opportunities.

One year left.
(original by me. sort of just rambling, sorry about that)

Things to do with your friends

So, this is a chain blog post/note thing. I hope it works. Here's the idea: All of us have friends that we like to hang out with, but, for me at least, sometimes it's hard to come up with ideas for what to do together. SO, I am starting a list with some of the more creative hang out ideas that I have seen, and if you read this you have to re-post it with 5 more ideas of your own, making my list longer. No repeats, and if you do actually do this make sure you send your list back to me! Have fun!

THE IDEAS:
1. Have a photo scavenger hunt to find the letters of the alphabet formed naturally in nature(FamilyFun magazine idea)
2. Go to the library and each person picks a book they have read/would like to read for someone else (could also be at a book store but the library is free)
3. Each person gets one item to buy from the store (Ex: meat, side dish, etc). WITHOUT talking to anyone else, buy your item and then get back together and eat what everyone picked. (this is a Lily idea)
4. toothpaste molding. My friends are sort of grossed out by this, but I think it would be fun for everyone to bring a tube of toothpaste, squeeze it all out and mold it since it's so malleable.
5. recipie night! everyone brings recipes and cook together!

Honoring Paul Herlinger

(if you don't like AiO, don't bother to read this - it won't matter to you)

So, I'm a little behind the times here - they announced that there was going to be a new voice for Whit last August - but whatever, I only listened to the podcast about it last night.



I know that the voice of Whit has been changed once before, but I was two years old when Hal Smith died. I think most of the Odyssey audience has only ever heard Paul Herlinger's voice out of thier radios - for us, Hal Smith was only on the old recordings, and Paul Herlinger was the living, breathing, working voice of Whit. I've been listening to Odyssey for about ten years, and Paul Herlinger was always a part of that for me.